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Progressives for Obama
This call has been drafted for immediate circulation, discussion, and action.by Tom Hayden, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Barbara Ehrenreich, and Danny Glover All American progressives should unite for Barack Obama. We descend from the proud tradition of independent social movements that … Continue reading
Moon over Miami : Spyin’ on My Love and Me…
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), aka Spy in the Sky. He SEES you when you’re sleeping. He KNOWS when you’re awake. He KNOWS if you’ve been bad or good. So be good for goodness sake… Spy-in-the-sky drone sets sights on MiamiBy … Continue reading
"Four Pinocchios" for Hillary
Why Is Hillary Clinton Lying?By Robert Parry / March 26, 2008 Two weeks ago, I wrote a story that observed a disturbing trend in Hillary Clinton’s campaign – her growing tendency to stretch the truth, twist what her chief rival … Continue reading
Seeking to Terrify the World into Submission
Elaine Brower Winter Soldier 2008: A Marine Mom’s Eyewitness Account of the Testimonyby Elaine Brower I. I have spent the past seven-plus years as an activist against the policies of George W. Bush and his regime. Already, my son has … Continue reading
Truth Without Angelizing: These Colours Don’t Run
When America Can’t Handle the Truthby Pierre Tristam The word, attributed to the late writer Saul Bellow, is “angelization” — willfully putting someone beyond blame. Angelizing America is the common tongue of all national politicians, the oath candidates implicitly take … Continue reading
She’s Ba-ack! Obama Girl Strikes Again…
I’ll probably get flak for posting this, but CHILL! It’s funny! — .td / The Rag Blog Hillary! Stop the attacks! Love, Obama Girl Obama Girl nails the Zeitgeist. As political junkies with at least an aspiration to erudition, we’ve … Continue reading
Supreme Court Inc.
How the nation’s highest court became increasingly receptive to the arguments of American business. By Jeffrey Rosen [This article first appeared in the March 16, 2008 issue of The New York Times Magazine. It’s a scary read if you’re not, … Continue reading
You’ve Just Lost Your Life’s Savings
And made some very rich people that much richer. Congratulations, America, for taking it on the chin for the fat cats once again. When will you learn? Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog A Picnic for Wall Street Insiders: The … Continue reading
Pissing Off As Much Brass As Possible
Listen to what this remarkably articulate young man tells us. He tells us that our government is in the business of torture, that the euphemistic semantics (of those who want to conceal their bad behaviour) does count, and that we … Continue reading
Thank You Mr. Vice President
Project for the Old American Century. Halliburton Watch.
A McCain Moment
Do you want four more years of this?By Arianna Huffington / March 24, 2008 If our polarized country can agree on one thing, it’s that the greatest danger facing America over the next decade will not be Islamic extremism and … Continue reading
